WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns has discussed his plans to star in more movies after his role on Street Fighter.
Reigns followed in the footsteps of Batista, The Rock, and John Cena by transitioning from pro wrestling to acting, though he has yet to achieve the same level of success as those three stars. “The Original Chieftain” recently dipped his toes back into movies, Playing Akuma in Street Fighterand discussed his interest in taking on more roles at the film’s premiere.
“I would love to act (in more films). I mean, I’m first and foremost a husband and a father. That will always be my priority,” he began by speaking, “extratv:“WWE has been great to me, you know, when I really needed a team to pick me up, they were the team that picked me up when I was down, when I was, you know, a lot younger. But you can’t be down all your life, you know what I mean? Wrestling is a rough, rough way to make a living, and I want to continue to explore these, you know, these performing arts, these tools that I’ve honed and learned over the years. And if I can contribute and collaborate and then be part of the creative process, I’d love to do that.”
Reigns moved to a part-time role in WWE a few years ago, which gave him time to do acting roles like in Street Fighter, a movie that also features former rival Cody Rhodes.
Her other recent film credits include a small role in The Pickup starring Eddie Murphy and a part in the film. animated film “Zootopia 2”, alongside another former adversary, CM Punk, with two loudmouth cops.
